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World champions of RoboCup soccer return to Sydney | Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. World champions of RoboCup soccer return to Sydney. August 10, 2015. UNSW Australia’s RoboCup world champions return home. A team of Australian roboticists, who smashed their way to victory at the RoboCup world soccer championship in China. For a second year running, return home on Monday and will be holding a media conference at UNSW. The four-member UNSW team (and their four humanoid robots), who beat an elite German squad by 3-1 in a tense grand final,. 10:30 am, Monday 10 August 2015.
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Baby immunisation: One in 10 infants at risk | Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. Baby immunisation: One in 10 infants at risk. August 10, 2015. A study has shown children from socially disadvantaged backgrounds are at greater risk because they lack immunisation. Almost one in 10 Australian infants are at risk of severe infections because they are not up-to-date with their immunisations. According to new research at the University of Adelaide. In South Australia, conducted in conjunction with University College London. She found that 9.3% of children were found to be p...
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How does 3D printing work? | Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. How does 3D printing work? August 10, 2015. Medical Parts like hearing aids, braces and other body parts can be 3D printed. Here’s a short video to explain how. Dr Martin Leary from the School of Aerospace, Mechanical and Manufacturing Engineering explains how 3D printing works in a short video, as part of RMIT’s “How Things Work” YouTube series. For more details, and for a transcript of the video, visit the RMIT website. Smart sole support for diabetic feet. Partnering for research impact.
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Two microbes hold key to superior feed crops - Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. Two microbes hold key to superior feed crops. July 28, 2015. Scientists have identified two microbes that build bigger and more resilient feed crops. Scientists have identified two microbes that build bigger and more resilient feed crops, potentially boosting farmers’ bottom lines by millions of dollars. The biotechnology research conducted at Flinders University. A patent has been lodged in relation to the two strains. Nitrogen is absorbed by the plants through the formation of external nodu...
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Brain teaser: 3D-printed 'tissue' to help combat disease - Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. Brain teaser: 3D-printed ’tissue’ to help combat disease. August 05, 2015. Researchers 3D print artificial brain tissue to investigate the effect of drugs and explore brain disorders. The brain is amazingly complex, with around 86 billion nerve cells. The challenge for researchers to create bench-top brain tissue from which they can learn about how the brain functions, is an extremely difficult one. Researchers at the ARC Centre of Excellence for Electromaterials Science (ACES). Pictured abov...
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Buy Vision, Give Sight | Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. Buy Vision, Give Sight. August 11, 2015. Revo and Bono join forces with the Brien Holden Vision Institute to fight vision impairment and unnecessary blindness. And U2 lead singer Bono are joining forces with the Brien Holden Vision Institute. To eliminate avoidable blindness and vision impairment. Bono, who has a long track record in global health, particularly as an activist in the fight against HIV/AIDS, was diagnosed with glaucoma 20 years ago. His experience with glaucoma, for which h...
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Out of this world | Science Meets Business
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Top 25 R&D. Out of this world. September 03, 2015. Researchers at Curtin University are using zircon crystals and micro probes to determine the history of Earth, Mars and the Moon. The secrets of Earth, the Moon and Mars are being uncovered by detailed studies of zircon crystals in ancient rocks. John Curtin Distinguished Professor Simon Wilde and Associate Professor Alexander Nemchin, with colleagues from Curtin’s Department of Applied Geology. Which provides the youngest limit to the formation of the l...
